Shelley & Portugal are wife-and-husband documentary wedding photographers serving Kentucky and beyond.

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VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN WEDDING | BROOKE AND DOM

August 6, 2016

Virginia Mountain Wedding | Documentary Photographers

I have always looked up to my older cousin Brooke. She lived down the street from us growing up, and I was in AWE of her Parisian themed bedroom. As far as I was concerned, she and her sister Kristina were Mary-Kate and Ashley.

I got to photography Kristina’s wedding several years ago (before I met Portugal). And this year, Brooke asked us to shoot her wedding! Anyone who knows Brooke knows that her wedding Pinterest board is a treasure trove of boho wedding inspiration. I knew her and Dom’s wedding was going to be beautiful, but never anticipated how truly special it would be.

We always say this, but it’s true: what makes a wedding amazing is the people who are part of it. This rang true with Brooke & Dom’s wedding, where every beautiful detail was executed with intention, and where everyone present was overjoyed to be part of it.

Stony Run Farm has been in Dom’s family for generations and holds a special place in their hearts. Brooke + Dom fell in love & got engaged there, which made it the obvious choice for their wedding. Even though Brooke & Dom call northern Kentucky home, they made sure to incorporate local Virginia vendors into their destination wedding weekend.

I think this was the wedding that truly sparked the excitement in our hearts for full weekend-long celebrations. Why party for just one day when you can make it a two or three day affair?! This wedding and this place will forever be a fond memory for us. Enjoy our favorite images from the celebration.

Groom/Groomsmen’s Accommodations Meadowvillas (Warm Springs, VA) | Bride/Bridemaid’s Accommodations H & H Cash Store (AKA Suite Spot Apts. in Monterey, VA) | Florals Gillespie’s Flowers (White Sulphur Springs, WV) | Catering The Little Cheerful (Millboro, VA) | Reception Band: Delta Junction (Crozet, VA)

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we're shelley AND portugal

Before we were wedding photographers, we were just two kids in love. We met on Instagram and fell in love over FaceTime. A shared interest in roadkill portraiture is what brought us together (it’s a funny story), but what ultimately compelled us to take a chance on long-distance is the fact that we weren’t looking for surface-level. We craved a shared life full of connection, vulnerability, and the kind of love that changes you. Now we bring that same energy to your wedding day to capture the real story, not a performance.